juridice

Juridice is a neologism in legal theory that denotes the combined study of law and justice in practice. It can be defined as the inquiry into how legal rules are created, interpreted, implemented, and reviewed to realize substantive justice. The term is used in academic discussions to distinguish from pure jurisprudence by foregrounding the normative objectives of law and the real-world outcomes of legal processes.

Origin and usage: The term emerged in contemporary scholarship and is sometimes used in debates on reform, access to justice, and comparative law. It is used as an analytic lens rather than a fixed discipline.

Scope: Juridice covers constitutional design, statutory interpretation, administrative law, judicial decision-making, and civil procedure, with attention to due process, equality before the law, and proportionality. It also considers legal culture, institutions, and the interaction between law and social norms.

Methodology: It relies on doctrinal analysis, comparative studies, empirical legal research, and philosophical argumentation.

Key ideas: Core concerns include the rule of law, due process, proportionality, transparency, and accountability, as well as how legal mechanisms relate to social outcomes such as fairness and access to justice.

Criticism: Critics say the term is broad and ambiguous, risking conflation of descriptive description with normative prescription, or overemphasizing justice at the expense of systemic efficiency.

See also: Jurisprudence, legal philosophy, constitutionalism, rule of law.